The Race Card: How Bluffing about Bias Makes Race Relations Worse

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

What do hurricane Katrina victims, millionaire rappers buying vintage champagne, and Ivy League professors waiting for taxis have in common? All have claimed to be victims of racism. But these days almost no one openly defends bigoted motives, so either a lot of people are lying about their true beliefs, or a lot of people are jumping to unwarranted conclusions--or just playing the race card. Daring, entertaining, and incisive, The Race Card brings sophisticated legal analysis, eye-popping anecdotes, and plain old common sense to this heated topic.

Author: Richard Thompson Ford
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 03/03/2009
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.56w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780312428266

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/29/2009 pg. 20

About the Author

Richard Thompson Ford is the author of Racial Culture: A Critique and a regular contributor to Slate.

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